Soy sauce vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are soy sauce and turkey meat different?

Soy sauce is higher in manganese; however, turkey meat is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B5, and choline.
Daily need coverage for sodium for soy sauce is 234% higher.
Soy sauce contains 73 times more manganese than turkey meat. While soy sauce contains 1.018mg of manganese, turkey meat contains only 0.014mg.
Turkey meat has less sodium.
Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than soy sauce (15).

Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Soy sauce

Turkey meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+146.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+135.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+82%
Contains more IronIron	+33%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+7171.4%

Contains more CopperCopper	+116.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+185.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+5860%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Soy sauce

Turkey meat

Contains more FolateFolate

+55.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+70.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+335.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+219.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+316.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+377.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	5493mg	103mg	234%
Selenium	0.5µg	29.8µg	53%
Vitamin B3	2.196mg	9.573mg	46%
Manganese	1.018mg	0.014mg	44%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.02µg	43%
Protein	8.14g	28.55g	41%
Cholesterol	0mg	109mg	36%
Vitamin B6	0.148mg	0.616mg	36%
Zinc	0.87mg	2.48mg	15%
Choline	18.3mg	87.4mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.297mg	0.948mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.263g	2.119g	12%
Magnesium	74mg	30mg	10%
Fats	0.57g	7.39g	10%
Saturated fat	0.073g	2.155g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.165mg	0.281mg	9%
Phosphorus	166mg	223mg	8%
Calories	53kcal	189kcal	7%
Potassium	435mg	239mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.088g	2.647g	6%
Copper	0.043mg	0.093mg	6%
Iron	1.45mg	1.09mg	5%
Fiber	0.8g	0g	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Calcium	33mg	14mg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	15IU	2%
Carbs	4.93g	0.06g	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.033mg	0.045mg	1%
Folate	14µg	9µg	1%
Net carbs	4.13g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0mg	0.07mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.096mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.271mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.318mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	0.537mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	0.381mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.097mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.353mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.332mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.174mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A